So this new rendition of the Miami Heat somehow already managed to make Sports Illustrated's list of "The 25 Most Hated Teams of All Time," a list topped by the 1986 University of Miami football team.
OK then.
Since a Heat team that has yet to play a...

Among all the things to savor in the magnificent NBA Eastern Conference semifinal Game 7 between the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers won by the Celts, 97-92, the thing that I found most interesting was that one of the most crucial...

The Lakers coaching staff will have plenty of film to dissect and plenty of notebooks to fill regarding the team's defensive breakdowns in its 108-100 loss Monday to the New Orleans Hornets. You can concentrate on the team's poor interior D, its poor...

Game stories -- The Times' Mike Bresnahan describes the post-game locker-room scene after the Lakers' 108-100 loss Monday to the New Orleans Hornets. That included a very quiet but obviously upset Kobe Bryant. -- The Orange County Register's Kevin Ding argues

Four reporters from Tribune Co. weigh in on the topic. Check back throughout the day for more responses, and feel free to leave a comment of your own. [Updated at 12:01 p.m.: Baxter Holmes, Los Angeles Times This question is...

Former Laker Trevor Ariza and former UCLA standout Darren Collison were part of a five-player, four-team NBA trade Tuesday. Ariza, who signed a five-year deal with Houston in 2009, is headed to New Orleans, which sent Collison and forward James...